When do supervising physicians decide to entrust residents with unsupervised tasks?
Journal Club Summary Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Sterkenburg A, Barach P, Kalkman C, Gielen M, ten Cate O. Acad Med 2010;85(9):1408–17. Abstract Link... Read more.
A randomized trial of intraarterial treatment for acute ischemic stroke
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Berkhemer OA et al for the MR CLEAN Investigators.N... Read more.
Entrustable Professional Activities: Making Sense of the Emergency Medicine Milestones.
Journal Club Summary Methodology: n/a (concept paper) Usefulness: 4/5 Beeson MS, Warrington S, Bradford-Saffles A, Hart D. J Emerg Med 2014;47(4):441–52. Abstract... Read more.
Comparison of the efficacy and safety of new oral anticoagulants with warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis of randomised trials.
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Ruff CT, et al. Lancet. 2014 Mar 15;383(9921):955-62. Abstract Link This... Read more.
Ultrasonography versus Computed Tomography for Suspected Nephrolithiasis
Journal Club Summary Landmark Series Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Smith-Bindman R, et al. N Engl J Med. 2014 Sep 18;371(12):1100-10.... Read more.
Clinical and safety outcomes associated with treatment of acute venous thromboembolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Castellucci LA, et al. JAMA. 2014 Sep 17;312(11):1122-35. Full Article... Read more.
Comparison of the “real-life” diagnostic value of two recently published electrocardiogram methods for the differential diagnosis of wide QRS complex tachycardias
Journal Club summary Methodology Score: 2/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Szelényi Z, et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2013 Nov;20(11):1121-30.... Read more.
Antiemetic Use for Nausea and Vomiting in Adult Emergency Department Patients: Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Ondansetron, Metoclopramide, and Placebo
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 2.5/5 Egerton-Warburton D, Meek R, Mee MJ, Braitberg G.... Read more.
Efficacy and safety of colchicine for treatment of multiple recurrences of pericarditis (CORP-2): a multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised trial.
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Imazio M, et al. Lancet. 2014 Jun 28;383(9936):2232-7.... Read more.
Derivation and validation of a clinical prediction rule for uncomplicated ureteral stone–the STONE score: retrospective and prospective observational cohort studies.
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 2.5/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Moore CL, Bomann S, Daniels B, Luty S, Molinaro A, Singh... Read more.